Chowas Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Chowas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Chowas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chowas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chowas is more frequently found in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Chowas.
How Common Is The Last Name Chowas? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chowas is the 10,311,814th most frequently used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Chowas occurs predominantly in Asia, where 67 percent of Chowas are found; 33 percent are found in Southern Africa and 33 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently used in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 32,153,183. In Afghanistan it is most common in: Nangarhar, where 100 percent reside. Beside Afghanistan this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 33 percent reside and Zambia, where 33 percent reside.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chowas
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